political power!
Federal funding for mosquito abatement research is not an example of casework. It would be an example of earmarks, sometimes referred to as pork barrel spending.
A government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative.
pork-barrel legislation
pork-barrel bills
Pork barrel projects
Your teacher wants your opinion, not the opinion of someone on the internet. The object of this assignment was for you to understand what "pork barrel" means.
pork-barrel project
taxes
why pork barrel :)
Politicians might use pork barrel spending to win support from their constituents.
It is usually explained that it derives from the practice of providing a barrel of salt pork to slaves, as a reward or to celebrate a special occasion. The barrel was set out by the landowner at a predetermined time and the slaves rushed to get their share.
YES!